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Life is Short: Live it Well!

If you missed it, make sure to catch up by watching the sermon from Sunday. Pastor Wilson Ladringan shared a powerful testimony with us from his personal life. Pastor Wilson and his wife Cora serve the Aeta people group in the Philippines and their ministry and life story are incredible. 

 Please check it out here.


Pastor Wilson referred to many verses in his message. Here they are:

Pastor Wilson Ladrigan
Life is Short: Live It Well
October 7, 2018
  1. We can trust God in All Things!
    1. Exodus 34:6 Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;
    2. Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
  1. Keys to Facing Trials
    1. I Thess. 5:18 In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
    2. Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
  1. The Christian Life is a War
    1. Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
    2. I Peter 5:8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  1. Jesus is Coming Back: Life is Short
    1. I Thess. 4:16-18 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
    2. II Cor. 4:18 Now some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you.

  1. God is at Work and He will Accomplish His plans
    1. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
    2. Phil. 1:6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

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